@FordFoundationGallery “#RadicalLove” 2nd in a trilogy of exhibitions curated by @Jaishri.Abichandani @Natasha.Becker. The theme of #UtopianImagination, the 3 exhibitions in the gallery's inaugural year create a trajectory toward a more just future. The 1st #PerilousBodies examined #injustice through the intersecting lens of violence, race, gender, ethnicity & class. #RadicalLove responds by offering #love as the answer to a world in peril. Love defined by a commitment to the spiritual growth & interconnectedness of the individual, their community & stewardship of the planet. Guided by the powerful words of bell hooks, “Were we all seeing more images of loving human interaction, it would undoubtedly have a positive impact on our lives.” The works are grounded in ideas of devotion, abundance & beauty; here, otherness & marginality is celebrated, adorned & revered, that is deeply rooted in their love for their own communities & of humanity & demonstrate that when the world deems your existence unworthy, casting yourself as a subject is an act of radical love. Understanding the regenerative impact of this love, their work is an antidote to our collective pain. Employing everything in their arsenal, the 23 international artists created enchanting works that transform disabled, black, brown, indigenous & queer subjects into protagonists of new narratives of love & redemption, transforming the gallery into a space of visual lushness & opulence, one that envelopes the viewer in a sense of love, protection, power & unity,” says Lisa Kim, the gallery’s director. “Their work seeks to bring to life images of love, joy, pain, grace, and glory — experiences we’ve all felt at times in our own lives.” “Memorial” by La Vaughn Belle & Jeannette Ehlers honoring Mary Thomas, one of the women who led the 1878 rebellion of plantation workers in St. Croix Bradley McCallum & #JacquelineTarry’s “The Evidence of Things Not Seen,” layered portraits honoring protesters arrested during & after the January 1956 Montgomery Bus Boycotts. #artlovers #artcollectors #artcurators #artadvisory #DestineeRoss #JoakimvonDitmar #representationmatters #womeninthearts #queer #lgbt #blackness (at Ford Foundation) https://www.instagram.com/p/ByniXbtlfIk/?igshid=3p34dsmi1t7f
